Batey Cunningham Shot by his Wife

An April 1, 1920 Florence Herald report of the shooting "the first of the week" of African-American resident of Rogersville, in East Lauderdale County, Batey Cunningham (1893-), by his unnamed wife. The paper noted that public sentiment seemed to be with Mrs. Cunningham. No further rec...

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Main Author:	Florence Herald
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
Subjects:	Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:	https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1237

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collection	The Law, Crime and Punishment Collection
building	Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
publisher	Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
topic	Photographs, documents, and clippings
spellingShingle	Photographs, documents, and clippings Batey Cunningham Shot by his Wife Florence Herald
fulltopic	Photographs, documents, and clippings The Law, Crime and Punishment
description	An April 1, 1920 Florence Herald report of the shooting "the first of the week" of African-American resident of Rogersville, in East Lauderdale County, Batey Cunningham (1893-), by his unnamed wife. The paper noted that public sentiment seemed to be with Mrs. Cunningham. No further records to date have been uncovered on Batey or Mrs. Cunningham, save his June 5, 1917 draft registration card, which gave his birth-date as 1893, his status as married, his physical description as "short" and "stout" with brown eyes, and his employer in 1917 as R. L. Barnett of the Rogersville beat.
spelling	Batey Cunningham Shot by his WifeFlorence HeraldThe Law, Crime and PunishmentAn April 1, 1920 Florence Herald report of the shooting "the first of the week" of African-American resident of Rogersville, in East Lauderdale County, Batey Cunningham (1893-), by his unnamed wife. The paper noted that public sentiment seemed to be with Mrs. Cunningham. No further records to date have been uncovered on Batey or Mrs. Cunningham, save his June 5, 1917 draft registration card, which gave his birth-date as 1893, his status as married, his physical description as "short" and "stout" with brown eyes, and his employer in 1917 as R. L. Barnett of the Rogersville beat.Newspapers.comLee Freeman1920-04-01Still ImageJpeghttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1237https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/46941e3d1f6615bf4a1051edfeeaea34.jpg?Expires=1717027200&Signature=Nnkpg6iZu6V420iGl9M7I504h9l6lrpDaqPwi0bF36fx6ruGPXWC-Q3c3qbgfk3FA7kt5wJ4PnQRFv95NlJmC5bjvK43%7EFn%7E--mHWNlxtT8ZEylNrGeoKCbhH3ysP1o-xbFWkcjAlefExWyxRIaT62I0YGzlEiIvjyhZ5YSQc1RNuc26ViCVs8CyhDXgwWPjmUMuxPOp5RsM6n2Y7ShI76RAdOn50su4%7EcoD6i4UieFIoJwuEEaBzEdIk-gPcRDV4ls0l70jgsT2265vCF1A3fEjR32Y3pcXXk6Y1TybQRaGPOhWanBDxvVkrRLB6I4MVS-982NnfSWrx%7ESrkCbqlg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMFlorence HeraldEnglishImages are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.
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Batey Cunningham Shot by his Wife

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